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Now conducted by Kirt Saville, the BYU Symphonic Band uses a full concert band instrumentation of approximately 85 musicians. The group rehearses from 1:00 to 3:00 p.m. each Tuesday and Thursday during both Fall and Winter semesters. While their performance demands are lesser than those of the Wind Symphony, they perform significant literature from a variety of musical periods on each concert, and they have given premieres to various works for the wind band.
Recent concert programs have included international works and multimedia presentations. Each year some of their performances are added to the BYU Bands in Review CD. Some recordings of recent performances can also be heard in the Audio Files section of the Gallery.
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April 2, 2009Kirt Saville, conductor |
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| Pacific Fanfare | Frank Ticheli |
| Country Gardens | Percy Aldridge Grainger |
| Give Us This Day | David Maslanka |
| Florentiner March (Grand Marcia Italiana) | Julius Fucik ed. Frederick Fennell |
February 25, 2009 |
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| American Overture for Band | Joseph Willcox Jenkins |
| Be Thou My Vision | David Gillingham |
| Shoutin' Liza Trombone | Henry Fillmore |
| Variations on America | Charles E. Ives |
| Midway March | John Williams |
December 10, 2008 |
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| Barnum and Bailey's Favorite March | Karl King |
| Ye Banks and Braes o Bonnie Doon | Percy Aldridge Grainger |
| Good News from Beijing | Manuscript |
| Second Suite in F March Song Without Words Song of the Blacksmith Fantasia on the Dargason |
Gustav Holst ed. Colin Matthews |
| Song for Lyndsay | Andrew Boysen |
| Shortcut Home | Dana Wilson |
October 29, 2008 |
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| Resonances | Ron Nelson |
| Second Prelude | George Gershwin arr. John Krance |
| The Danserye I La Morisque VI Rondo & Salterelle VII Rondo & Aliud |
Tielman Susato arr. Patrick Dunnigan |
| Perthshire Majesty | Samuel R. Hazo |
| Divertimento for Winds and Percussion Exaltation Follies Remembrance Salutation |
Roger Cichy |
| His Honor March | Henry Fillmore arr. Frederick Fennell |
April 1, 2008Donald Peterson, conductor |
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| Carnival | Paul Basler |
| Five Miniatures Dawn The Sleeping Village Promenade The Approaching Soldiers Fiesta |
Joaquin Turina arr. John Krance |
| Army of the Nile | Kenneth J. Alford |
| Passacaglia | Tim Jackson |
| First Suite in E-flat Chaconne Intermezzo March |
Gustav Holst |
| Gallimaufry Church and State Inn and Out Starts and Fits Father and Son Advance and Retreat Church and Status Quo |
Guy Woolfenden |
| English Folk Song Suite March—Seventeen Come Sunday Intermezzo—My Bonny Boy March—Folk Songs from Somerset |
Ralph Vaughan Williams |
November 15, 2007Christian Smith, conductor |
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| English Dances, Set I Andantino Vivace Mesto Allegro risoluto |
Sir Malcolm Arnold arr. Maurice Johnstone |
| Morning Alleluias for the Winter Solstice | Ron Nelson |
| Original Dixieland Concerto | John Warrington |
| Lux Aurumque | Eric Whitacre |
| Ghost Train | Eric Whitacre |
| Symphonic Dance Music from West Side Story Scherzo Mambo Cha-Cha Fugue |
Leonard Bernstein trans. Ian Polster |
| Amazing Grace | Frank Ticheli |
| Zion | Dan Welcher |
April 6, 2007Donald Peterson, conductor |
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| Mother Earth Fanfare | David Maslanka |
| Chester David Blackington, guest conductor |
William Schuman |
| Chester Leaps In | Steven Bryant |
| The Engulfed Cathedral | Claude Debussy trans. Merlin Patterson |
February 14, 2007 |
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| Eagle Squadron March | Kenneth J. Alford |
| Four French Songs of the 16th Century Troubadours Solemn Ceremony Petite Dance Festivals |
Robert Hanson |
| Contre Qui, Rose | Morten Lauridsen arr. H. Robert Reynolds |
| Festal Scenes | Yashide Ito |
| Noisy Wheels of Joy | Eric Whitacre |
December 6, 2006 |
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| Scenes from "The Louvre" | Elliott Del Borgo |
| Irish Tune from County Derry | Percy Aldridge Grainger |
| Shepherd's Hey | Percy Aldridge Grainger |
| Come, Come, Ye Saints | Thomas Knox |
| Armenian Dances | Alfred Reed |
April 12, 2006 |
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| Whirr, Whirr, Whirr | Ralph Hultgren |
| Loch Lomond | Arr. Frank Ticheli |
| Metamorphosis | Daniel Kallman |
| Colours Amber Dark Jade Blue Sapphire Mauve Dark Ivy Burgundy Red |
Roger Cichy |
| Pastime - A Salute to Baseball | Jack Stamp |
March 1, 2006 |
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| A Suite of English Dances Jenny Pluck Pears Ten Pound Lass |
Ernest Tomlinson |
| Three Tragic Ballads No. 1, Danny Deever |
Percy Aldridge Grainger |
| Old Home Days Waltz Opera House/Old Home Day The Collection Slow March London Bridge is Fallen Down! |
Charles E. Ives arr. Jonathan Elkus |
| Albanian Dance Donald McGuire, guest conductor |
Shelly Hanson |
| Pacem | Robert Spittal |
| Satiric Dances | Norman Dello Joio |
November 29, 2005 |
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| Suite of Old American Dances Cakewalk Schottische Western One-Step Wallflower Waltz Rag |
Robert Russell Bennet |
| Pioneer Hymns No. 3, A Poor Wayfaring Man of Grief |
Arr. Murray Boren |
| Rocky Point Holiday | Ron Nelson |
October 5, 2005 |
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| On the Quarter Deck | Harry L. Alford |
| Praetorius Suite: Dances from Terpischore Courante Spagnoletta Gavotte Volte |
Michael Praetorius arr. Jan Bach |
| Salvation Is Created | Pavel Chesnokov arr. Bruce Houseknecht |
| Four Scottish Dances Pesante Vivace Allegretto Con Brio |
Sir Malcolm Arnold arr. John P. Paynter |
March 30, 2005 |
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| Amparito Roca | Jaime Texidor arr. Aubrey Winter |
| Pioneer Hymns No. 3, A Poor Wayfaring Man of Grief |
Arr. Murray Boren |
| Introduction, Theme, and Variations for B-flat Clarinet and Band Susan Croft, clarinet |
Gioacchino Rossini arr. Ralph Hermann |
| March from Symphonic Metamorphosis | Paul Hindemith trans. Keith Wilson |
| Band Dances Waltz
Megan Fisher, soprano saxophone |
Murray Boren |
| Variations on a Theme of Glinka Alyssa Christensen, oboe |
Nicholas Rimsky-Korsakov arr. Clark McAlister |
| The Midnight Sun Alisha Ard, vocal |
Lionel Hampton, Sonny Burke arr. Murray Boren |
| The Stars and Stripes Forever | John Philip Sousa |
March 2, 2005 |
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| Slava! | Leonard Bernstein trans. Clare E. Grundman |
| Sleep | Eric Whitacre |
| Caccia and Chorale | Clifton Williams |
| Fiesta Del Pacifico | Roger Nixon |
December 1, 2004 |
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| Second Suite in F March Song Without Words Song of the Blacksmith Fantasia on the Dargason |
Gustav Holst ed. Colin Matthews |
| Third Suite | Robert E. Jager |
| A Christmas Festival | Leroy Anderson |
| All Creatures of Our God and King | Claude Thomas Smith |
November 3, 2004 |
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| Little English Girl | D. Delle Cese |
| The Danserye I La Morisque Bergerette VI Rondo & Salterelle VII Rondo & Aliud Pavane: La Battaille |
Tielman Susato arr. Patrick Dunnigan |
| O Magnum Mysterium | Morten Lauridsen arr. H. Robert Reynolds |
| Shepherd's Hey | Percy Aldridge Grainger |
| Aspen Jubilee | Ron Nelson |
March 31, 2004 |
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| Shortcut Home | Dana Wilson |
| Down a Country Lane | Aaron Copland trans. Merlin Patterson |
| Symphony No. 3, "Slavyanskaya" Tempo of a Slow Waltz Allegro |
Boris Kozhevnikov ed. John R. Bourgeois |
| Irish Tune from County Derry | Percy Aldridge Grainger |
| Suite from Hymn of the Highlands Ardross Castle Alladale Dundonnell |
Philip Sparke |
| The Planets Mars Jupiter |
Gustav Holst |
September 30, 2003 |
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| Scenes from "The Louvre" The Portals Children's Gallery The Kings of France The Nativity Paintings Finale |
Norman Dello Joio |
| English Dances Vivace Allegro risoluto |
Sir Malcolm Arnold arr. Maurice Johnstone |
April 3, 2003 |
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| Chester | William Schuman |
| When I Close My Eyes, I See Dancers | Timothy Mahr |
| Suite from The Firebird Introduction Ronde des Princesses Danse infernale du roi Kastchei Berceuse Finale |
Igor Stravinsky trans. Randy Earles |
| Divertimento for Band, Op. 42 I. Prologue II. Song III. Dance IV. Burlesque V. Soliloquy VI. March |
Vincent Perischetti |
| Ghost Train | Eric Whitacre |
| Enigma Variations Nimrod |
Edward Elgar arr. Alfred Reed |
| March from Symphonic Metamorphosis | Paul Hindemith trans. Keith Wilson |
November 19, 2002 |
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| Gavorkna Fanfare | Jack Stamp |
| October | Eric Whitacre |
| First Suite in E-flat Chaconne Intermezzo March |
Gustav Holst |
| Divertimento II Premiere Performance |
Gaylen A. Hatton |
| Amazing Grace | Arr. William Himes |
| Klaxon March | Henry Fillmore |
| Three American Gospel Songs His Eye Is On the Sparrow
Ruth Christensen, mezzo-sopranoThe Sweet By and By Old Time Religion |
Arr. Luigi Zanninelli |
| Sea Songs | Ralph Vaughan Williams |
| Masque | Kenneth Hesketh |
March 28, 2002 |
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| Moorside March from "Moorside Suite" | Gustav Holst arr. Gordon Jacob |
| Colonial Song | Percy Aldridge Grainger |
| Divertimento for Band Ragtime Blues Mambo Loco Susan's Song March of the Little People |
Ira Hearshen |
| Chorale and Shaker Dance Marke Seare, guest conductor |
John Zdechlik |
| A Movement for Rosa | Mark Camphouse |
| The Lord of the Rings Symphony No. 1, Gandalf |
Johan De Meij |
| Ave Maria | Franz Beibl arr. Robert C. Cameron |
| Old Home Days Waltz Opera House/Old Home Day The Collection Slow March London Bridge is Fallen Down! |
Charles E. Ives arr. Jonathan Elkus |
| Variants on a Medieval Tune Andante moderato Variation I: Allegro deciso Variation II: Lento, pesante Variation III: Allegro spumante Variation IV: Andante Variation V: Allegro giocoso |
Norman Dello Joio |
December 6, 2001 |
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| Purple Carnival March | Harry L. Alford |
| Lagan Love - An Ancient Air for Symphonic Band | Luigi Zanninelli |
| Second Suite in F March Song Without Words Song of the Blacksmith Fantasia on the Dargason |
Gustav Holst ed. Colin Matthews |
| Shepherd's Hey | Percy Aldridge Grainger |
| Toccata Marziale | Ralph Vaughan Williams |
| An American Elegy | Frank Ticheli |
| Slava! | Leonard Bernstein trans. Clare E. Grundman |
| Russian Christmas Music | Alfred Reed |
March 2001 |
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| Entry March of the Boyars | Johan Halvorsen arr. Frederick Fennell ed. Frederick Fennell |
| Tempered Steel | Charles Rochester Young |
| Resting in the Peace of His Hands | John Gibson |
| Four Scottish Dances Pesante Vivace Allegretto Con Brio |
Sir Malcolm Arnold arr. John P. Paynter |
| Easter Monday on the White House Lawn | John Philip Sousa arr. Frank Ticheli |
| Godzilla Eats Las Vegas | Eric Whitacre |
November 11, 2000 |
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| Flourish for Glorious John | Ralph Vaughan Williams arr. John Boyd |
| French Impressions Parade Can-Can |
Guy Woolfenden |
| The Cowboys | John Williams arr. Jim Curnow |
| Nearer My God To Thee | Lowell Manson arr. Herbert L. Clarke |
| English Folk Song Suite March—Seventeen Come Sunday Intermezzo—My Bonny Boy March—Folk Songs from Somerset |
Ralph Vaughan Williams |
| Lithuanian Rhapsody | Thomas R. Root |
| Folk Dances | Dmitry Shostakovich ed. H. Robert Reynolds |
| All Creatures of Our God and King Neil Thornock, organ |
Claude Thomas Smith |
March 31, 2000 |
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| Festive Overture | Dmitry Shostakovich arr. Donald Hunsberger trans. Donald Hunsberger |
| Lincolnshire Posy Lisbon Horkstow Grange Rufford Park Poachers The Brisk Young Sailor Lord Melbourne The Lost Lady Found |
Percy Aldridge Grainger |
| Suite Francaise Normandie Ile de France |
Darius Milhaud |
| Zaparozhski March | S. Tvorum ed. Don Peterson |
| La Fiesta Mexicana Prelude and Aztec Dance II. Mass III. Carnival |
H. Owen Reed |
| Africa: Ceremony, Song and Ritual Randall Beach, guest conductor |
Robert W. Smith |
| Armenian Dances | Alfred Reed |
March 24, 1999 |
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| Konigsmarsch | Richard Strauss arr. Roger Barrett |
| Thema | Harrie Janssen |
| On An American Spiritual | David R. Holsinger |
| Incantation and Dance Joel Yoder-Guest Conductor |
John Barnes Chance |
| The Path Between the Mountains | Jay Kennedy |
| Canzona | Peter Mennin |
| Toccata | Girolamo Frescobaldi |
| Symphony No. 5 Finale
Dr. Ralph B. Laycock, guest conductor |
Dmitry Shostakovich |
| Galactic Empires | David Gillingham |
November 13, 1998 |
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| William Byrd Suite The Earle of Oxford's March |
Gordon Jacob |
| Second Suite in F March Song Without Words Song of the Blacksmith Fantasia on the Dargason |
Gustav Holst ed. Colin Matthews |
| Chester | William Schuman |
| Four Scottish Dances Pesante Vivace Allegretto Con Brio |
Sir Malcolm Arnold arr. John P. Paynter |
| Divertimento for Band, Op. 42 I. Prologue II. Song III. Dance IV. Burlesque V. Soliloquy VI. March |
Vincent Perischetti |
| First Suite in F I. Sea Chany II. Song of the Bells III. Country Dance IV. Rumba Rumba |
Thom Ritter George |
March 28, 1998 |
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| Overture to Candide | Leonard Bernstein arr. Clare E. Grundman |
| Enigma Variations Nimrod |
Edward Elgar arr. Alfred Reed |
| Courtly Dances March Coranto Morris Dance Galliard Lavolta |
Benjamin Britten trans. Jan Bach |
| Cajun Folk Songs II I. Ballad II. Country Dance |
Frank Ticheli |
| The Padstow Lifeboat | Sir Malcolm Arnold arr. Ray Woodfield |
| No Strings | Frank LaRocca |
| Mountain Song | Philip Sparke |
| Armenian Dances | Alfred Reed |
